Generic Preventive Measures - Checklist

To assist States with the implementation of Article 9 and Part 3 of the Technical Annex, in 2009 the then Coordinator on Generic Preventive Measures, Colonel Jean-Christophe Le Roux of France, developed a questionnaire which serves as a checklist for States to consider when they are developing procedures, guidelines or regulations on the implementation of generic preventive measures. The checklist has been reproduced in full below. It can also be found in Protocol V document CCW/P.V/CONF/2010/6/Add.1, 11 November 2010. Essentially the checklist is a tool to facilitate the implementation of generic preventive measures. While it does not have any legal status, it is hoped that the checklist will clarify various issues, establish best practises and serve to monitor and improve the implementation of generic preventive measures at the national level.

1. Specification

2. Concept(a) Does the design process include a proactive systems safety program (SSP)? (b) Have the safety aspects and potential hazards of munitions on becoming an UXO been considered? (c) Does the fusing system incorporate design features that allow assessment to facilitate render safe procedures? (d) Does the design of fusing systems (or munitions) allow replacement or incorporation of advanced solutions to decrease the failure rate (e.g.: self destruction mechanism, self neutralization mechanism, self-deactivating features, multiple initiating mechanisms, hardware or software upgrades …)?

3. Development

Reducing UXO sensitivity

Reducing potential civilian casualties from ERW

Qualification work

4. Production

5. Utilisation - 5.1 Storage

5.2 Transportation and handling

5.3 Training

5.4 Using

6. Support - 6.1 maintenance of weapon system, munitions and packaging(a) Is the user trained, if necessary, to adequately maintain the weapon system and/or munitions and the package? (b) Are the weapons systems and/or munitions and the package regularly checked by qualified personnel?